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Thought for the day
Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night.
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Published on this day
- 1894 The Manxman by Hall Caine
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- Rupert Brooke: British Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- P. D. James: Benutzer:Smalltown Boy (Diskussion), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Peter Wolfe: Markroffey at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Scroobius Pip: Elfie McGilp from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Joshua Barnes: Robert White (1645-1703), Engraver, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Christopher Anstey: William Hoare, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Conquest: Rob C. Croes (ANEFO), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Stella Rimington: Andrew Davidson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized